NHLN U.S. announces pre-season broadcast schedule

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NHLN U.S. announces pre-season broadcast scheduleMost pre-season coverage ever with twice the amount of broadcast hours over last season

Those aching to watch some hockey won't have to wait any longer.

Live NHL hockey returns to NHL Network beginning Tuesday, with an unprecedented total of 35 preseason games broadcast in the U.S., providing fans with nightly contests from around the League through Sunday, Oct. 3.

It marks the most comprehensive coverage of the preseason ever on the Network, with 40 hours of live game broadcasts and 78 hours total of live and delayed broadcasts. Including re-broadcasts, there will be more than 200 hours of preseason action available on NHL Network-U.S. The 2010-11 NHL regular season begins Thursday, Oct. 7.